Described by The New York Times as a “social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway,” composer-pianist VIJAY IYER has carved out a unique path as an influential, prolific, shape-shifting presence in twenty-first-century music. He received a MacArthur Fellowship, a United States Artist Fellowship, and a Grammy nomination.

An accomplished and innovative composer, Shoghi Hayes has written and premiered scores for numerous award-winning films in the United States and Australia. His music is known for its beautiful simplicity which elicits attention to drama and storytelling. Mark Snow, composer of X-Files, describes Shoghi’s music as "remarkably successful" and "an amazing example of how something so remarkably simple . . . works so well and holds your attention." Shoghi’s innate sense of musical storytelling is described as "profoundly effective" by Sean Callery, composer of 24 and Bones, and "refreshing!" by Michael Levine, composer of Cold Case.
 
In 2016, Shoghi's score for the film Private Eye won the Best Sound Score award in the 72 Hour Mind2Movie film competition sponsored by Rochester Movie Makers (now the Rochester Association for Film Arts and Sciences). He was also selected as a featured artist for his composition, "In Hendersight," at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film and Music Festival in Austin, Texas. His music is heard on award-winning short films such as Homesick (2015), On the Wall (2016), The Struggle of Malcolm Young (2016), and Roam (2016) as part of the Rochester Fringe Festival. His most recent works can be heard in various commercials and advertisements by the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
 
Shoghi received his Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music. During his years as a student, his progressive jazz/orchestral composition, "Discovery of Twelve", sparked multiple collaborative performances across the Jazz and Strings departments at Eastman. His piece was later selected to be recorded and featured on the historic album, Jazz at Eastman 2014, which became the first of Eastman’s annual Jazz at Eastman record series. In 2016, Shoghi was selected as one of 20 orchestral film composers from around the globe to participate in the prestigious NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop, where he studied and worked with renowned composers such as Sean Callery, Mark Snow, Ira Newborn, Michael Levine, John Kaefer, and Mike Patterson. At the Workshop, Shoghi's music was performed by musicians from the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
 
Shoghi has worked closely with Emmy award-winning composer of Blackfish and House of Cards, Jeff Beal, in collaborative film productions with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Shoghi continues to collaborate with faculty, accomplished alumni, and students at RIT in cutting-edge film, video game, and commercial productions. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree as a member of the inaugural class of the Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media at the Eastman School of Music.

PACIFIC HARP PROJECT is dedicated to exploring new realms of music for harp and rhythm section through the combining of traditional harp repertoire with improvisation, jazz, pop, and original compositions. The group consists of Megan Bledsoe Ward (harp), Noel Okimoto (vibraphone), Jon Hawes (bass), and Allan Ward (drums). 

Brazilian bass clarinetist - composer - arranger 

Rick Williams, Passionate about music, the creative process and expression. Experiment with writing, improvising, recording and all musical instruments. Want to thank my many musical friends for teaching me, inspiring me. accepting me and expressing joy with me. I am very lucky to have had such a large part of my life evolve around music and musical expression.

Go get the new EARTH WIND & FIRE album titled NOW, THEN & FOREVER!!! I cowrote/coproduced the songs DANCE FLOOR, NIGHT OF MY LIFE, HERO AS HE ROSE (on the RED version available at Target only) and cowrote SPLASHES!! OUT SEPTEMBER 10th 2013!!!

I'm a professional musician. When I'm not at a gig playing bass I like to write songs and produce music. I LOVE studio players and working in the studio! Guys like James Jamerson, Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Anthony Jackson..etc. Also Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Verdine White, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller.  I do lots of session work. I work over the internet. I'm very diverse. I have excellent ears and equipment. I'm an asset everywhere I work. I work hard. I'm also available for lessons or consulting. Email: JPBass8@yahoo.com

STUDIO GEAR
1974 Fender Jazz (w Flats!)
MTD 535 5string
1968 Ampeg B15N tube amp
1974 Ampeg V4B tube amp
Gallien Krueger MB Fusion
Schroeder Bass Cabs
Avalon U5 DI
Empirical Labs Distressor
Vintech x73i Pre/EQ
Daking Mic Pre/EQ
Empirical Labs Mike-E micpre
Pro Tools 10
various mics for the Ampeg (Mojave MA200, Shure KSM44, SM57, Sennheiser 421, AKG, Audix D6)

Most of what I'm posting is bootlegs of live gigs recorded on an Edirol....sitting on my amp. @!@#$%^&(* !!! Some productions and studio work too. You can go to my website to hear additional audio clips not posted on my SoundCloud! Thanks! JPBass8@yahoo.com

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